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Mattermost Maintains Momentum with UI Enhancements and Performance Optimizations

Mattermost is an open-source platform for secure collaboration across the software development lifecycle, primarily written in Go and React. It can be deployed on-premises or used in the cloud.

Recent activity has focused on significant UI improvements, particularly around shared channel indicators and bookmarks. Performance optimizations, including API enhancements and E2E testing cost reductions, have also been a priority. The project continues to demonstrate a commitment to accessibility, with multiple issues addressing keyboard navigation and screen reader compatibility.

Recent Activity

Recent issues and PRs indicate a focus on user experience refinements, mobile app enhancements, and performance optimizations. Notably, there's been significant work on accessibility improvements (e.g., #27068, #27066) and UI/UX refinements (e.g., #27175, #26914). Performance issues for large installations (e.g., #27040) are being addressed, suggesting a focus on enterprise scalability.

The development team has been active across various areas:

  1. calebroseland: Worked on Channel Bookmarks functionality and secure connections features in the system console.
  2. harshilsharma63: Implemented custom time selection for scheduled messages and improved API timing metrics.
  3. larkox: Made improvements to user settings, particularly in the general settings section.
  4. mvitale1989: Optimized E2E testing costs.
  5. agnivade: Migrated certain caches to Redis.

Multiple developers have been involved in converting class components to functional components in React and updating various UI elements.

Of Note

  1. The project is actively addressing accessibility concerns, demonstrating a commitment to inclusivity.
  2. There's a significant focus on mobile app enhancements, indicating efforts to improve cross-platform consistency.
  3. Performance optimizations for large installations suggest Mattermost is targeting enterprise-scale deployments.
  4. The ongoing migration of React components from class-based to functional suggests a modernization effort in the codebase.
  5. The upgrade to Go 1.22 (PR #28127) shows a commitment to staying current with core technologies.

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Recent GitHub Issues Activity

Timespan Opened Closed Comments Labeled Milestones
7 Days 3 9 9 1 1
30 Days 58 68 129 9 1
90 Days 174 161 460 25 4
All Time 8413 7786 - - -

Like all software activity quantification, these numbers are imperfect but sometimes useful. Comments, Labels, and Milestones refer to those issues opened in the timespan in question.

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Quantified Commit Activity Over 30 Days

Developer Avatar Branches PRs Commits Files Changes
M-ZubairAhmed 4 10/7/1 20 107 11901
Snyk bot 2 0/0/0 2 4 4876
Daniel Espino García 3 8/6/0 11 53 4841
Ibrahim Serdar Acikgoz 3 3/1/0 5 27 3215
Caleb Roseland (calebroseland) 4 4/0/0 18 48 2953
Harshil Sharma 2 9/8/0 16 46 2512
Ivy Gesare 1 2/2/0 2 14 2037
Scott Bishel 7 7/2/0 18 51 1987
Rita Anene 1 14/13/1 18 36 1840
Weblate (bot) 1 4/4/0 4 21 1557
Miguel de la Cruz 3 4/2/1 8 46 1378
Claudio Costa 1 3/3/0 6 31 1277
Tasnim Tantawi 1 2/2/0 2 38 1143
Julien Tant 2 7/6/0 14 13 920
boristrbrt 1 0/0/0 1 6 754
Ben Cooke 2 2/2/0 3 22 753
Saturnino Abril (saturninoabril) 1 1/0/0 3 8 729
Agniva De Sarker 1 5/3/2 4 30 695
Michael 1 7/7/0 7 13 669
alexcekay 1 0/0/0 1 35 612
Benjamin Cooke 1 0/0/0 1 12 436
Tihomir Nikolov 1 1/1/0 1 3 422
Mario Vitale 1 2/1/1 1 37 412
Ben Schumacher 2 5/4/0 13 22 357
Harrison Healey 2 6/4/0 7 18 330
Zubair Imtiaz 1 6/6/0 6 8 269
Ezekiel 1 1/1/0 1 4 249
unified-ci-app[bot] 1 7/7/0 2 2 216
Devin Binnie 2 3/3/0 4 12 215
Alejandro García Montoro 1 0/0/0 1 3 212
Matthew Birtch 2 3/2/0 3 7 188
Angel Mendez 1 0/0/0 1 9 180
Rohan Sharma 1 1/1/0 1 2 133
Bruno 1 1/1/0 1 3 124
goooov 1 2/1/0 1 1 115
Nick Misasi 2 2/1/0 2 3 95
Yoo Dongryul 1 0/0/0 1 11 87
Maria A Nunez 1 0/0/0 1 12 86
Elias Nahum 1 1/1/0 1 1 84
Asaad Mahmood 1 0/0/0 1 1 63
Domenico Rizzo 1 2/1/1 1 5 62
Vishal (vish9812) 1 1/0/0 1 2 58
Matheus 1 0/0/0 1 3 56
enzowritescode 1 1/1/0 2 3 52
Christopher Poile (cpoile) 1 1/0/0 4 2 34
Rishikesh Solapure 1 1/1/0 1 1 24
Arya Khochare 1 1/0/0 1 4 24
yasserfaraazkhan 2 2/1/0 3 6 24
Matthew Straughn 1 0/0/0 1 2 9
Christopher Speller 2 2/2/0 3 3 6
Doug Lauder 2 1/1/0 2 1 4
Antonis Stamatiou 1 0/0/0 1 1 2
Jesse Hallam 1 0/1/0 1 1 2
Takuya N (tnir) 0 1/0/1 0 0 0
Max (Med-d) 0 1/0/1 0 0 0
Cyril G (Ovgodd) 0 3/0/1 0 0 0
None (JtheBAB) 0 1/0/0 0 0 0
Jesús Espino (jespino) 0 2/0/0 0 0 0
None (divineLush) 0 2/0/0 0 0 0
None (kiranbabu7) 0 1/0/0 0 0 0
Roy Orbitson (Roy-Orbison) 0 1/0/0 0 0 0
Nikhil Kulkarni (nikhilskul7) 0 1/0/0 0 0 0
Rajat Dabade (Rajat-Dabade) 0 1/0/0 0 0 0
Sanket Tank (sankettank66) 0 1/0/0 0 0 0
None (mm-prodsec-bot) 0 2/0/0 0 0 0
vlad (EndlessNight191) 0 2/0/1 0 0 0
Mattermost Build (mattermost-build) 0 30/31/0 0 0 0
TheInvincible (TheInvincibleRalph) 0 1/0/0 0 0 0
None (armmanvaillancourt) 0 1/0/0 0 0 0

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Based on the provided context about the Mattermost project and the GitHub issues data, here's an analysis of the recent GitHub issues activity and their implications for the project:

Recent Activity Analysis:

  1. High volume of issues: There have been numerous issues opened recently, covering a wide range of topics from bug reports to feature requests and documentation improvements. This indicates an active community and ongoing development efforts.

  2. Diverse issue types: The issues span various aspects of the project, including UI/UX improvements, API enhancements, mobile app fixes, accessibility concerns, and backend optimizations. This suggests that Mattermost is continuously evolving across all aspects of its platform.

  3. Quick response times: Many issues have comments from Mattermost team members within a day or two, showing active engagement with the community and prompt attention to reported problems.

  4. Regular releases: There are references to recent and upcoming releases (e.g., v9.10, v9.11), indicating a consistent release schedule.

Notable Issues:

  1. Accessibility improvements (e.g., #27068, #27066): There's a focus on improving keyboard navigation and screen reader compatibility, showing commitment to making Mattermost more inclusive.

  2. Mobile app enhancements (e.g., #27112, #25988): Several issues address improvements needed in the mobile app experience, suggesting ongoing efforts to improve the mobile platform.

  3. Performance optimizations (e.g., #27040): Issues related to performance, especially for large installations, indicate that scalability remains a priority.

  4. UI/UX refinements (e.g., #27175, #26914): Numerous small UI tweaks and improvements are being addressed, showing attention to user experience details.

  5. API and integration enhancements (e.g., #26609, #26575): Work on improving APIs and integration capabilities demonstrates Mattermost's commitment to extensibility and interoperability.

  6. Security considerations (e.g., #27299): Issues related to user management and permissions show ongoing attention to security aspects.

Implications for the Project:

  1. Active development: The high volume and diversity of issues indicate that Mattermost is under active development with a responsive team.

  2. Community engagement: Many issues are reported by community members, suggesting a healthy ecosystem of users and contributors.

  3. Focus on user experience: A significant number of issues relate to UI/UX improvements, indicating a strong focus on enhancing user experience.

  4. Scalability and performance: Issues addressing performance for large installations suggest that Mattermost is being used in enterprise environments and is focusing on scalability.

  5. Cross-platform development: Issues spanning web, desktop, and mobile platforms show Mattermost's commitment to providing a consistent experience across different devices.

  6. Accessibility priority: The number of accessibility-related issues indicates that Mattermost is prioritizing inclusivity and compliance with accessibility standards.

  7. Continuous improvement: Many issues are about refining existing features or small enhancements, showing a commitment to iterative improvement of the platform.

In conclusion, the recent GitHub issues activity reflects a vibrant, actively developed project with a strong focus on user experience, accessibility, performance, and cross-platform support. The Mattermost team appears to be responsive to community feedback and is continuously working on improving all aspects of the platform.

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Based on the context provided, here is my report on the pull requests for the Mattermost project:

Overview

The data includes information on 182 open pull requests for the Mattermost repository.

Summary of Pull Requests

  • PR #28132: Removes lock icon from shared channels indicator in UI
  • PR #28131: Updates Users and Channels pages in System Console to display Shared Channel/User indicator
  • PR #28130: Adds/updates shared channel indicator locations in UI
  • PR #28129: Migrates latex_inline component from class to function component
  • PR #28128: Upgrades Playwright's dependencies
  • PR #28127: Bumps Go version to 1.22
  • PR #28126: Enables Channel Bookmarks feature, adds reordering, and fixes URL validity checking
  • PR #28124: Adds proper response to /api/v4/client_perf endpoint
  • PR #28123: Updates download app link in Cloud welcome email
  • PR #28122: Fixes plugin dialog submission issues when used with threads

Analysis of Pull Requests

The recent pull requests show ongoing work in several key areas:

  1. UI Improvements: Multiple PRs focus on enhancing UI elements, such as shared channel indicators (#28132, #28130) and channel bookmarks (#28126). This suggests a continued effort to improve user experience and visual consistency.

  2. System Console Enhancements: PR #28131 updates the Users and Channels pages in the System Console, indicating work on improving administrative interfaces and capabilities.

  3. Performance and API Improvements: PR #28124 adds a proper response to a performance-related API endpoint, showing attention to API consistency and potentially improved performance monitoring.

  4. Dependency Updates: PR #28128 upgrades Playwright dependencies, and PR #28127 bumps the Go version. This demonstrates a commitment to keeping the project's dependencies up-to-date, which is crucial for security and leveraging new features.

  5. Bug Fixes: PR #28122 addresses issues with plugin dialogs in threaded conversations, highlighting ongoing efforts to improve plugin functionality and integration.

  6. Component Refactoring: PR #28129 migrates a component from class to function-based, indicating efforts to modernize the codebase and potentially improve performance.

  7. Cloud-Specific Improvements: PR #28123 updates the download app link in the Cloud welcome email, showing attention to the cloud-hosted version of Mattermost.

The diversity of these pull requests reflects Mattermost's broad scope and the team's focus on various aspects of the platform. There's a balance between feature additions, UI improvements, performance enhancements, and maintenance tasks like dependency updates.

The presence of multiple UI-related PRs suggests a significant focus on user experience in this development cycle. The attention to both on-premises (System Console improvements) and cloud versions demonstrates Mattermost's commitment to supporting both deployment models.

The project appears to be actively maintained, with regular contributions addressing various aspects of the platform. The ongoing work on plugins and API improvements also indicates a continued focus on extensibility and integration capabilities, which aligns with Mattermost's positioning as a flexible collaboration platform.

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Based on the provided information, here's a summary of the recent activities of the Mattermost development team:

  1. Active Development:

    • The project is under active development with frequent commits and merges to the master branch.
    • Multiple developers are working on various features and bug fixes across different parts of the codebase.

  2. Feature Development:

    • Work on Channel Bookmarks functionality (calebroseland)
    • Implementation of custom time selection for scheduled messages (harshilsharma63)
    • Development of secure connections features in the system console (calebroseland)
    • Improvements to user settings, particularly in the general settings section (larkox)

  3. Performance and Optimization:

    • Optimization of E2E testing costs (mvitale1989)
    • Improvements to API timing metrics (harshilsharma63)

  4. UI/UX Improvements:

    • Updates to various components like channel notifications modal, user group popover, and others
    • Migration of tooltips to a new WithTooltip component across multiple parts of the UI

  5. Refactoring and Code Improvements:

    • Conversion of class components to functional components in React (multiple developers)
    • Migration of certain caches to Redis (agnivade)

  6. Bug Fixes:

    • Various bug fixes across the application, including issues with channel access, notifications, and UI rendering

  7. Testing and Quality Assurance:

    • Addition and updates to numerous test cases, particularly in e2e tests
    • Improvements to the testing infrastructure

  8. Documentation and Localization:

    • Updates to API documentation
    • Regular updates to localization files through Weblate

  9. DevOps and Infrastructure:

    • Updates to CI/CD workflows
    • Improvements to build and deployment processes

  10. Third-party Integrations:

    • Updates to prepackaged plugins like MS Teams integration

  11. Security:

    • Work on compliance export features
    • Improvements to secure connections and remote cluster management

  12. Mobile and Desktop Apps:

    • Some work on desktop login functionality

The team appears to be focused on a wide range of improvements across the entire platform, with a strong emphasis on UI/UX enhancements, performance optimization, and maintaining code quality through refactoring and extensive testing. There's also a clear effort to improve enterprise-grade features and third-party integrations.